~Vanessa

My name is Michelle, I am a 27 year old female, born and raised in London, On. I come from a household where my father was an addict and my mother was emotio...

When I first became an occupational therapist in the school system, I was so thankful to get a school health support services position so I could work with c...

My life was spiralling out of control. Every part of my physical being was prepping me for the ‘you are about to hit bottom’. I wasn’t eating, I couldn’t s...

We all have our stories and I have mine. My name is Jeeti Pooni I was raped by an older male cousin at 11 years old. My sisters Kira and Salakshana were also...

I was born in Toronto, Ont. 38 years ago. At eight-years-old, my family moved to Sarnia, Ont. I never really felt like I belonged. I was bullied for most of ...

I recently had cosmetic surgery. Breast implants. This was my second surgery… This time was different. It wasn’t the popular, common and well accepted implan...

My life story has been a journey of discovering perfection in the imperfection. I landed in having a passion to share MINDFULNESS not because I am perfect at...

"Be sincere and persevere". My father told me this at a young age. With the footings my family gave me in life I was rooted with strong morals. I naturally ...

Rewind back to when I was a weeee duck; I always felt unsettled because what I saw never matched how I felt or what I intuitively heard. Always fighting for ...

First, I have to credit women who support other women. Because I didn’t think I could do it. And what I didn’t think I could do…I did. I made my own dream co...

Third child to arrive, my parents were not expecting their second daughter to be born blind. They rose to the challenge and my journey toward accepting mysel...

We all have something from our past that we are not proud of. I was guilty of allowing my past to control my present. I refused to grow or make changes, and 
 My journey with cancer helped me to love myself again. Cancer strips you of your dignity, and takes away all remnants of your former self, and sometimes that's not a bad thing. For me, it gave me a chance to be reborn and to redo what I now call the “Wasted Years of My Life.” I had lived my life dangerously, taken risks

When I met a hot guy in my apartment elevator I had envisioned my life so different then where I am today. No kids, likely single, and living in a loft in To...

My name is Melaney. I’m 27 years old and from Toronto, Canada. I’ve always had a spirit of adventure and a deep curiosity for the road less travelled. Since ...

I remember the very first time I ever felt ashamed of myself. I was ten years old and in 4th grade. We were learning about health, and I remember the teach...

It’s amazing how things work out…even when things aren’t working. It was April 24, 1992. As the spring raindrops sprinkled across my wedding dress like confe...

Am I a victim? Molested at 4. Kidnapped at 6. Raped at 30. Am I broken? Divorced 3 times. Cheated on. Abused. Am I worthy? Smart enough? Good enough? I'm goi...

It was the year 2000 and I was just 19 years old. I was heading out for a second date with someone that I had reluctantly said yes to after months of persist...

I don’t remember much of that day. The day two police officers came to my door to tell me they found my husband. I have brief glimpses of clarity, but most o...

I grew up very different than I am today. I spent years being reactive to my environment and just trying to cope with what I believe was the hand I was dealt...